Faucet attachment for barrels



(No Model.)

J. PAULUS. FAUGET ATTACHMENT FOR BARRELS.

No. 382,136. Patented May 1.- 1888.

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To all whom it may concern:

NlTE TATES JACOB PAULUS, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FAUCET ATTACHMENT FOR BARRELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 382,186, dated May 1,1888.

Application filed July 16, 1887. Serial No. 214,436. (No model.)

Be it known that I, J A0013 PAULUS, of Brook= lyn, in the countyofKings, State ofNew York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Faucet Attachment for Barrels, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in the faucet attachmentsfor barrels for which Letters Patent were granted to me, No. 297,000,dated April 15, 1884.,the improvements being designed with a view tosimplify the construction of said attachment and to secure it more fullyagainst leakage.

The invention consists of a faucet attachment for barrels, in which asocket having an opening is permanently attached to the faucet hole andprovided with an interior axiallytnrning socket and an intermediatepacking of cork or other suitable material, said interiorv socketturning on a central pivot formed of a screw, screw-nut, andintermediate washers at the ends of the sockets. The exterior socket isretained in the bushing of the faucet-hole by means of a screw-collar,which is located in line with diametrical recesses of the inner socket,so that the latter may be turned by lugs on the barrel of the faucetwhen inserted into the socket for permitting the turning of the inte'rior socket, and bringing its discharge-opening into register with theopening of the outer socket when the keg is to be tapped.

In the'accompanying drawings,Figure 1 represents a vertical longitudinalsectionof my improved faucet attachment for barrels. Fig. 2 is an endview of the bushing and faceplate of the attachment. Fig. 3 is avertical transverse section on line w 0:, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a verticaltransverse section on line 1y, Fig. 1;and Fig. 5 is an end view. oftheinner socket of the attachment, seen from its open end.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a socket of slightlytaperingshape, which is so curely held in position in the faucethole of the headof the keg by a bushing, B, that is driven into the faucet-hole andretained firmly in position by lugs 11 b, or otherwise.

The socket A is fitted by an exterior collar,

42, into a seat of the bushing and firmly heldv in position by adetachable screw-collar, (J, and

an intermediate washer, said collar screwing.

into the bushing and pressing tightly against the collar of the socketA, as shown clearly in Fig. 1. The detachable screw-collar Gis providedwith a central opening, d, and diametrical recesses d d, and along theinner side of its opening with inclined semicircular rims d thatgradually increase in height and are provided at their opposite termininextadj'oining the recesses d with raised stops at, as shown clearly inFig. 3. i

The collar 0 is retained in position in the bushing B by means of alockingscrew, b, that engages registering recesses of the bushing andcollar, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In the outer socket, A, is arranged an interrior socket, D, ofcorrespondingly tapering shape, which is provided with an opening, d, inits side that registers with a similar opening, d of the socket A. Theinterior socket, D, is tightly connected to the exterior socket, A, soas to prevent leakage, by means of an intermediate layer, D, of cork orother suitable material. The interior socket, D, is connected with theouter socket, A, by means of a central screw pivot that connects theclosed ends of said sockets, said pivot consisting of a screwpost, e,interior screw-nut, e, an elastic washer, e, interposed between the endsofthe sockets A and D, and a washer, 6 below the screw-nut e, as shownin Fig. 1. The screwnute is provided with recesses at diametricallyopposite points, so that by inserting a screw-driver the same can beturned, to establish any desired degree of tightness between thesockets, or unscrewed from the screw-post 6 when it is desired to takethe sockets apart for cleaning or repairing.

The front end of the interior socket, D, is provided atdiametrically-opposite points with recesses f, which are in line withthe recesses d of the collar C, so as to permit the insertion ofdiametrical lugsf on the barrel of the fan cet E. Thelugs f are eithermade integral with the barrel of the faucet or with a detachable innerend of the same, which latter is screwed into the barrel of the faucet,the latter construction being used when an old faucet is changed for usewith my attachment. A collar, f, is arranged on the barrel of the fancetE at some distance in front of the lug f,

and an elastic washer, f, of suitable thickness placed between saidcollar f and the screwcollar 0.

A perforated cone, E, of sheet metal is attached to the inner end of thebarrel, and serves as a screen for preventing any coarse mattersuch assediments, hop leaves, and thelike-to pass into the faucet.

For tapping the keg the barrel of the faucet is introduced,wh-ile thespigot is in a horizontal position, into the collar 0 and interiorsocket, so that the lugs f at the inner end of the faucet pass throughthe recesses d of the collar 0 into the recesses f of theinteriorsocket, D. The faucet is then turned for an angleof ninetydegrees, the lugs f passing along the under side of the inclined rims duntil they arrive at the stops d, whereby the washer f is compressed andthe faucet held tightly in position on the collar C of the bushing B.Simultaneously the interior socket, D,is turned so that its opening atregisters withthe opening (1 of the exterior socket,A, and permits theliquid in the barrel to pass to the barrel of the faucet, so that thekeg is tapped and ready for drawing off the contents.

When it is desired to remove the faucet, the same is turned back for anangle of ninety degrees, so that the spigot of the faucet ismoved fromthe vertical position into a horizontal position, by which motion theinterior socket, D, is turned, so that the holes of the interior andexteriorsockets are placed out of register, and thereby the outer socketclosed, while the lugs f on the barrel of the faucet are placed in linewith the recesses of the collar 0, so that the faucet can be withdrawnfrom the attachment. The interior socket, D, is furthermore providedwith inwardly-projecting diametrical studs or projections g, whichpermit the removing of the interior socket by a suitable tool from theexterior socket after the screwconnection of the sockets has beenreleased, whenever it is required to repair the packing between thesockets or clean the same.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. The combination,with a bushing,ofan exteriorsocket secured to said bushing, a screwcollar having an opening anddiametrical recesses, an interior sockethaving diametrical recesses inline with the recesses of the collar, a screw-pivot connecting theinterior and exterior sockets, and a faucet the barrel of which isprovided with lugs for engaging the recesses of the interior socket andturning the same on its axis, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of a bushing secured to the faucet-hole of thebarrel, an exterior socket having an opening, an interior socket alsohaving an opening, a screw-pivot connection between said sockets, ascrew-collar for retaining the exterior socket in the bushing, saidscrew-collar being provided with recesses, interior inclined rims, andstops at the ends of said rims, and a faucet the barrel of which isprovided with lugs engaging rims of the screwcollar and the recesses ofthe interior socket, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JACOB PAULUS.

Witnesses:

PAUL 'GoEPEL, CARL KARP.

